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Today's Topics:
1. Glenn Hauser logs July 30-31, 2011 (Glenn Hauser)
2. R.Afghanistan on 6100 kHz (Mikhail Timofeyev)
3. July 31 Logs (Brian Alexander)
4. 9264.963 WINB prayer (Wolfgang Bueschel)
5. Re: [dxld] 9264.963 WINB prayer (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:43:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs July 30-31, 2011
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** CHINA. Firedrake July 31; poor propagation and not as many audible as usual;
before 1230:
11500, fair at 1221
12900, fair at 1223; none in the 13s
14700, fair at 1225, none higher
Before 1330:
10300, very good at 1317
11500, missing at 1317
12900, good at 1318
13850, very poor at 1321 // 12900; WWCR not making it on 13845; none higher
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. 13740, July 31 at 1435, CRI relay mixing Chinese and English
is back; was missing 24 hours earlier.
11760, RHC Esperanto reconfirmed Sunday July 31 at 1521 in YL announcement
after music: only the first word did it, ``Saluton``.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also VENEZUELA [non]
** KOREA NORTH [and non]. 12015, July 31 at 1314 nothing but a het, the
stronger signal on the lo side, about 12014.8. Aoki shows both VOK Kujang and
VOR via Samara during this hour. I`ll bet I know which one is off-frequency
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [non]. 11880, Sunday July 31 at 1240, REE with `Amigos de la Onda
Corta` via COSTA RICA, news item about R. Taiwan International. I quickly check
// 11910 via CHINA, and can barely hear it there. So the PRC axually
transmitted a non-hostile mention of the enemy. REE is in bed with the ChiCom
for relay exchanges, presumably protecting it from jamming; is that explicitly
in the contract? One might ask the same about Canada and China (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 13730, July 31 at 0455, R. Dabanga best heard yet on this
frequency, synchronized // 13620 via MADAGASCAR which has the usual tone
jamming, but no jam audible on 13730. Scatterbrain Dabanga is over-produced
with echo-chamber, cutting every few sex between talk and music clips. At 0457
the signal on 13730 abruptly drops to much weaker without any break. This
contradicts the expanded schedule as of July 18 in DXLD 11-29 which showed
13730 not starting until 0500 via Wertachtal.
However, latest HFCC info on 13730 since 18 July does show 13730 at 0430-0459
[sic] as 250 kW, 340 degrees from Madagascar, 0500[sic]-0557 as 250 kW, 150
degrees from Wertachtal; no longer UAE site on this frequency at all. BOTH
13620 and 13730 via MDC during the first semi-hour correlates with equal
reception now and synchronization.
As for 13620, HFCC shows 0430-0527, 250 kW, 330 degrees [10 away from 13730
bearing] from Madagascar, 0530[sic]-0557, 500 kW, 156 degrees from Nauen,
GERMANY. This one also really starts 3 minutes earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 15450, July 31 at 1227, altho most signals on 19m are very poor or
absent, even CUBA, VOT is surprisingly good with IS; 1230 sign-on by live OM,
who still hasn`t engaged brain, and continues to read outdated script claiming
the time is 1330 and the frequencies are 15520 and 15450. Following news
dominated by mass resignation of Turkish military leadership. Delivery is
hesitant, almost off-the-cuff, as if he might be translating on the fly (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. Re previous report, what is BBC doing on 15370, Saturdays only at
13-16?
Hi Glenn, Regarding your query in logs July 29/30, I've looked at the Sentech
website and they show no A11 BBC WS transmissions on 15370 Saturdays; in fact
they show no transmissions on 15370 for anyone at any time.
http://www.sentech.co.za/products/signal-distribution/frequencies/radio/shortwave/bbc
Be aware that this website is not entirely reliable; for example they still
show 702 Talk Radio on mediumwave, although it moved to 92.7 FM some 3 or 4
years ago, and is shown as such on their own Gauteng region FM section of the
webpage! So it is not conclusive that they have nothing on 15370 (Bill Bingham,
Johannesburg RSA, July 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) In fact:
Hi all, BBC in French, not Somali
1300-1600 on 15370 MEY 250 kW / 020 deg Sat only
BBC in English, not Somali
1300-1400 17680 CYP 300 kW / 160 deg Sat only
BBC in Somali
1400-1500 17680 CYP 300 kW / 160 deg Sat only // 11860 & 15420 both SEY
BBC in English, not Somali
1500-1600 17680 CYP 300 kW / 160 deg Sat only
73! (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, July 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Ivo also attaches clips of these frequencies from remote monitoring archives
for July 30:
7-30 1305, 15370 BBC French, not Somali
7-30 1406, 15370 BBC French, not Somali
7-30 1508, 15370 BBC French, not Somali
7-30 1302, 17680 BBC English, not Somali
7-30 1407, 17680 BBC Somali
7-30 1506, 17680 BBC English, not Somali
So it appears the 3-hour Saturday Somali broadcast has been cut to one hour in
the middle, on a different frequency via a different site, while the South
Africa relay on 15370 has been changed to French; why? (Glenn Hauser, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1575 monitoring: reconfirmed on WTWW-1, 5755, good
signal UT Sunday July 31 after 0400, preceded by the usual automated
announcement from SFAW about sorcery on the streets of Washington DC. Standard
disclaimer.
Remaining SW broadcasts this week: UT Monday 0300v on Area 51 via WBCQ
5110v-CUSB; on WRMI 9955: Sunday 1530, 1730; Monday 1130, 1530, 2130; Tuesday &
Wednesday 1530 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LI STENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. While I was reconfirming RHC Esperanto, July 31, also
checked the `Al?, Presidente` frequencies, at 1520, and all were silent: 11690,
13680, 13750, 15370, 17750. Altho El Hugazo has returned to Caracas and made
some public appearances, it`s unclear whether he will resume the program, and
if he does, whether RHC will resume SW broadcasting it. Show website
http://www.alopresidente.gob.ve/
still has not been updated since June 12 announcement that it would not appear
that day due to emergency surgery; and the last one archived is #375, tho
finding its original date is difficult.
So far, all the daily RNV relays via Cuba checked have continued absent. If
anyone does hear one, make sure to report it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) ###
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:08:48 +0000
From: Mikhail Timofeyev <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], HCDX DX <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] R.Afghanistan on 6100 kHz
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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6100 1527-1607 AFG R.Afghanistan, Kabul, 31/07, local OM singing, then
English with news at 1530, Afgnan traditional song, OM talk about
Ramadan, and one western pop song (tentaive ID at 1555'58 as "The
International service of National Radio of Afghanistan"), 1600'24
music and Urdu service - poor at the beginning, then fair and almost
good after 1600 with local noise, KRE in the background and CRI on
6095 till 1557
73!
Mikhail Timofeyev
Saint-Petersburg
Russia
Drake R8A and 30 m long wire
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:14:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: Brian Alexander <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] July 31 Logs
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** BRAZIL. 4876.77v, Rdif Roraima, 0237-0404*, July 31, Brazilian
ballads. Portuguese announcements. Sign off with National Anthem.
Weak. Poor in noisy conditions. Frequency constantly drifting between
4876.74 - 4876.85. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** BRAZIL. 6089.95, Radio Bandeirantes, 0040-0110, July 31, Anguilla
6090 still off the air allowing Brazil to be heard with futebol play-by-play.
// 9645.38 - weak. // 11925.22 - threshold copy. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** DJIBOUTI. 4780, Radio Djibouti, *0313-0340, July 31, open carrier
at 0300 but no programming until 0313. Sign on at 0313 with National
Anthem. Rustic local flute music at 0314. Qur`an at 0314:20. Arabic
talk at 0317. Local rustic music after 0335. Fair to good at sign on, but
started to deteriorate to a weak level after 0330. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** ERITREA. 7110.03, Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, *0256-
0315, July 31, sign on with IS. Horn of Africa music and vernacular
talk at 0259. Strong carrier but very weak modulation. // 7174.99 -
fair to good. // 9830.03 - poor to fair. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** KURDISTAN [non]. via Ukraine, 11530, Denge Mezopotamya, *0400-
0435, July 31, sign on with National Anthem followed by local Kurdish
music. Indigenous vocals. Kurdish talk. Poor to fair but occasional QRM
from WEWN spur on 11529. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** MADAGASCAR. 5010, Radio Madagasikara, 0222-0240, July 31,
carrier + LSB. Yes, carrier + LSB. Tune-in to local Afro-pop music. 30
second IS at 0228 followed by choral National Anthem. Opening
announcements at 0231 in listed Malagasy. Local Afro-pop music at
0232 and talk. Lively vocals. At 0303 check heard religious talk and
local religious choral music. Poor in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** U.S.A. 11511, 11529, WEWN Spurs, 0400-0430, July 31, strong,
ugly, noisy, distorted spurs from 11520. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** ZAMBIA. 5915, ZNBC - Radio 1, *0241-0250, July 31, sign on with
Fish Eagle IS. Choral National Anthem at 0246. Very weak. Lost in
noise by 0250. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
?
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
?
?
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 01:06:37 +0200
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "DXLD" <[email protected]>, "HCDX"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] 9264.963 WINB prayer
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USA 9264.963 Loud hysterical prayer on WINB Red Lion noted at 2250 UT July
31, this program ended at 2259 UT.
I grow fearful of this very loud YELL. I think this prayer is possibly very
crazy and fit for the nuthouse. Never heard such behaviour from priest
before.
(wb, UT July 31)
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:42:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], HCDX <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] 9264.963 WINB prayer
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
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WINB schedule shows:
06:30P / Sun-2230...Terry Blalock
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
--- On Sun, 7/31/11, Wolfgang Bueschel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Date: Sunday, July 31, 2011, 6:06 PM
> USA? 9264.963? Loud
> hysterical prayer on WINB Red Lion noted at 2250 UT July
> 31, this program ended at 2259 UT.
>
> I grow fearful of this very loud YELL. I think this prayer
> is possibly very
> crazy and fit for the nuthouse. Never heard such behaviour
> from priest
> before.
> (wb, UT July 31)
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